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BOEING X-45C Role: Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Manufacturer: Boeing Integrated Defense Systems Status: Under development The Boeing X-45 unmanned combat air vehicle is a concept demonstrator for a next generation of completely autonomous military aircraft, developed by Boeing's Phantom Works. Manufactured by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, the X-45 was a part of DARPA's J-UCAS project. The larger X-45B design was modified to have even more fuel capacity and three times greater combat range, becoming the X-45C. Each wing's leading edge spans from the nose to the wingtip, giving the aircraft more wing area, and a planform very similar to the B-2 Spirits'. The first of the three planned X-45C aircraft was originally scheduled to be completed in 2006, with capability demonstrations scheduled for early 2007. By 2010, Boeing hoped to complete an autonomous aerial refueling of the X-45C by a KC-135 Stratotanker. Boeing has displayed a mock-up of the X-45C on static displays at many airshows. The X-45C portion of the program received $767 million from DARPA in October 2004, to construct and test three aircraft, along with several supplemental goals. The X-45C included an F404 engine.[4] In July 2005, DARPA awarded an additional $175 million to continue the program, as well as implement autonomous Aerial refueling technology. On March 2, 2006, the US Air Force decided not to continue with the X-45 project. However, Boeing submitted a proposal to the Navy for a carrier based demonstrator version of the X-45, designated the X-45N.

PhantomRay

BOEING PHANTOM RAY Role: Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Manufacturer: Boeing Integrated Defense Systems Status: Under development The Boeing Phantom Ray is an American demonstration stealth unmanned combat air vehicle being developed by Boeing using company funds. The autonomous Phantom Ray is a flying wing around the size of a conventional fighter jet, and first flew in April 2011. It will conduct a program of test flights involving surveillance, ground attack and autonomous aerial refueling missions. The developers say it can carry 4,500 pounds of payload.

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Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole fighters undergoing final development and testing by the U.S. military. The F-35A is the conventional takeoff and landing variant. (Lockheed Martin)

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Illustration on the impact of Obama's Clean Power Act on Texas' electric power by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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C: 9 hours, 57 minutes

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A: Electric current

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Homeowners buy surge protectors to protect their possessions from unexpected surges of what?

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Firefighters respond to the scene of a house explosion on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, in Elizabeth, N.J. The explosion injured at least three people and may have trapped up to five others, a city spokeswoman said. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Emergency personnel and electrical crews work at the scene where authorities say a small business jet crashed into an apartment building in Akron, Ohio, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015. Investigators were trying to determine how many people were on the 10-seater jet, but they confirmed two deaths, said Lt. Sierjie Lash, an Akron fire department spokeswoman. AP Photo/Phil Long)

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Dust Off air evacuation crews showed great heroism in the Vietnam War and other conflicts, and the heroes are being recognized with the Congressional Gold Medal for their service.

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Historic Defense Dept. image of a Dust Off air evacuation crew in action during the Vietnam War. The primary transport was the The Bell UH-1 Iroquois "Huey" helicopter - the air ambulance.

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If you've ever wondered what it's like to fly with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, here's your chance to get up close and personal with the elite Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron.

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This Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015 photo shows the intersection near the Marksville State Historical Site where Marksville Ward Marshals chased a man in his car Tuesday night and pinned him in before the man backed into one of their vehicles and Marshals opened fire. A six-year-old boy, allegedly the son of the driver, was hit and killed in the gunfire. The driver was wounded. (AP Photo/The Baton Rouge Advocate,Patrick Dennis)